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Jun 28 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A part of the growing reach by UPS—along with rivals FedEx Corp.and DHL—is the business of running supply chains for pharmaceutical and medical-device companies.

Jun 28 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A look at the federal health care overhaul in all 50 states

Jun 28 2012

PR Newswire

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Aperture Health, Inc. announced today that Doctors on Call, which was selected by CMS as one of only 16 private medical practices nationwide to participate in the Independence At Home Demonstration program (“IAHDP”), is likely to become the driving force behind revenue generation for the company post merger.
Jun 27 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is at it again. This time, the government-appointed panel is on fat patrol. Its review of the medical literature found that diet and exercise combined with group counseling beat popping a pill when it comes to controlling weight.

Jun 27 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Wal-Mart, which hosts 149 U.S. health-care clinics that offer simple services, such as vaccinations and testing for strep throat, has closed 33 clinics this year and is becoming more selective about the doctors and hospital chains it allows to set up shop on its premises

Jun 27 2012

Kaiser Health News

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FDA Seeks To Tame Exploding Medical App Market

Jun 27 2012

Politico

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A top Senate Democrat says his party has been doing some contingency planning in case the Supreme Court spikes some or all of the health reform law on Thursday — even though they’ve insisted that the law will be upheld.

Jun 27 2012

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Crowdfunding—the new, hip way to raise money for early-stage technologies and interesting projects—has found a happy home in the world of high-tech.  But can the same model work for the much stodgier health-care industry?

Jun 27 2012

Washington Post

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US regulators approve first new prescription weight-loss drug in more than a decade

Jun 27 2012

MedPageToday

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Senate voted 92-4 to pass a compromise bill to reauthorize FDA user-fee programs

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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